Look at that.
https://i.postimg.cc/3Rg3z30q/Screen...-12-161824.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l7HtI84dWw
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:doh: Extremely lucky.
Ouch! Glad everyone is ok. That could have been much worse.
you could see that coming to many waves coming in different directions
Ouch
Wow
Oh mumbles was driving....lol
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Originally Posted by kadas
Surely we can still talk about bass boats.
Crap mo stank!
The posts were mostly hating on the driver- not about bass boats!Quote:
Originally Posted by TheCalm
Im betting on a sore back tomorrow...ouchy.
I understand being dissoriented (wrecked a few things) but why didnt he shut the motor down?...that had always been the first thing i did after i ate it lol
Glad he is ok...wow
I'm not going to bash the guy but at the end of the day you are responsible for operating your boat in a safe manner whether you are in a tournament or just cruising around. If the guy would have hit the docks further up with some kids swimming around it then it would be manslaughter or negligent homicide charges. Bass boats are great but they come with responsibility.
You don't have to stretch it that far. Just think what could have happened if he had a marshal on board!Quote:
Originally Posted by NitroZ7
Is this Round 2?
True. I guess I was trying to sort of highlight that these tournaments are on public waters so it makes it much different than NASCAR which is conducted in a controlled environment with other competitors that accept the same risk.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dixie-Raven
Why do Rangers do that ?...
Skeeters will do that tooQuote:
Originally Posted by basserchamp
Not sure of the terminology but doesn't Rangers keel extend way forward before it starts turning up to the bow? I'm thinking this is the reason.Quote:
Originally Posted by basserchamp
I think maybe it's because Rangers don't run with a high lift. But that's just a guess .
I think it was SkippyQuote:
Originally Posted by grandbassslayer
https://youtu.be/ZLDzPH-cBhw
looks to be that way unfortunately.Quote:
Originally Posted by I.P. Freely
This time, IKE wasn't behind the wheel.
That’s not a ranger problem. Two people got killed here about 10 years ago in a triton. Tried to run inside to pass and got caught in the wakes of other boats and loss control. Driver error.
I think any boat will do that if you don’t know what you are doing. Some hulls are more prone than others.
The boat was in the process of a 180 bow hook, but the rock point straightened it out. He would have likely been pitched out if not so close to the bank. He should be in the first pew at Church Sunday morning. If he had 9 lives, he only has 8 left.
FIFYQuote:
Originally Posted by juice780
Not a ranger issue, I’ve cut that corner hundreds of times in a ranger and never had that happen. He just let off the throttle at the wrong time. Learned a long time ago not to trim down and let off the throttle in a curve. Rangers will slide if driven correctly.Quote:
Originally Posted by getfished
Must not be very crowded down thatQuote:
Originally Posted by Bama361
way,you cut a corner like that around
here a 100 times you'll likely kill
someone 89 of 'em.
Language warning
https://youtu.be/UBM7M7sssTE
I was his Marshall for grand lake a couple of years ago. He is a horrible and unsafe boat driver. I don't remember if it was a 520c or 520L. It made me never want one. Every where we went was full speed. Every boat wake was full trim and full speed. I was close to be ejected twice. If it were not for the oh crap handles. I am speaking from first hand experience with him. So it is not speculation or conjecture. He is unsafe and no regard for safety.
BTW, I have close to 40 years experience in a bass boat.
For the record...i always like ricochet rabbitt
Your experience was frightening but has nothing to do with boat brand as you suggest. It only has to do with inexperience or stupidity!Quote:
Originally Posted by Wichibass
Clearly its the driver, their appears to be some serious bad history. If you get too many speeding tickets or accidents, you lose your license...where there is smoke there is fire with him endangering others. Just really lucky he didn't have a marshall with him this go around
Soiled britches for sure!
I agree completely. I was with Jason Reyes the next day. Same boat model. It was a very good ride. The difference was the driver. Jason drove at high speed, but knew when to slow down and use his trim.Quote:
Originally Posted by flyingwillie
It is a great educational video to show how quickly things can wrong. Especially when care is not taken, and a boater puts himself at unnecessary risk.
Didn’t know Rangers and Skeeters bow hook? I guess if you look long enough on the internet, you can find anything you’re looking for. I wonder if it’s because Ranger build about 1,000, 2000, 2,500 boats a year for the last 50 years? Maybe more, maybe less but more than others, so the chance of it happening seems more likely than a boat manufacturer that only build 40 - 500 boats a year. Skeeter also build more boats than others. But is it the boat, or people that can’t drive a boat?
Do you think any boat besides Ranger would have made it through that with the same driver and same conditions?
Or could it be the driver driving too fast and to close to the bank? Trimmed to high? Trimmed to low? Let off the gas? Hit something? Boat improperly loaded with gear? Personally, I think that dude could put a party barge off road like he did with the Ranger.
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Originally Posted by Wichibass
you just sound like a #hater (sarcasm)
He should have gone to the front deck and started casting :pimp: Like a Boss.
The fact that you have almost 12K posts on this platform speaks volumes against your point of censorshipQuote:
Originally Posted by Gambler Bob